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lucky
CEFRA1
/ˈlʌki/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Having good results because of chance or good fortune.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailProducing, or resulting in, good fortune
Examples
His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈlʌke/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningFavoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
More examples
In contextYou're lucky because he didn't bite you.
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
a lucky adventurer
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).